New Super SFIV fighters detailed

By Oli Welsh Published 17 November, 2009

Watch T. Hawk, Dee Jay, Juri scrap.

Capcom's Seth Killian has demonstrated the confirmed new characters in Super Street Fighter IV in a series of videos over on IGN.

All-new Juri is "frankly just not a friendly girl. She's definitely evil. She's got a cybernetic purple eye," according to Killian.

She's a Korean Tae Kown Do fighter favouring kicks over punches. As well as traditional TKD moves, she has a fireball attack "with some hit frames on startup" that the player can store while moving around and then unleash as a surprise attack.

She also has a counter that allows her to dash behind or away from her opponent or up in the air; she'll take damage but can heal it back. Then there's a pinwheel attack on all three buttons, and a dive-kick with a multiple follow-up in its EX version. "She has to take chances but she has a lot of options," says Killian.

T. Hawk and Dee Jay will be more familiar, completing as they do the Street Fighter II roster. T. Hawk is a "giant Native American brawler" with dragon punch and pile-driver moves. He can close in from a distance with his condor dive and a new move called the condor spire, a reverse dragon punch. "T. Hawk's not so dangerous from far away, but when he's up close he's one of the most dangerous characters in the game," says Killian.

Dee Jay is all about owning the bottom of the screen, says Killian - his weakness is in the air. "I file Dee Jay under 'Ono's unfinished business'... He's one of the ones to watch, could be one of the strongest characters in the game," said the Capcom man.

Super Street Fighter IV will be released as a budget, standalone game for PS3 and Xbox 360 in spring next year.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • JahB #1 2 years ago

    All fine by me, just don't you dare nerfing Sagat.

  • bad09 #2 2 years ago

    EG when you get a chance please can you ask the DLC thief....er sorry Capcom when the PC version is coming please. This keeps taunting me...

    "....for PS3 and Xbox 360 in spring next year."

  • stevetuck #3 2 years ago

    MY FIGHT MONNNEEEEYYY!

  • Paulie_P #4 2 years ago

    I won't be buying this. Capcom make brillant games but when it comes to DLC (which this shoul've been) they are as bad as Activision. Stuff that would've been unlockable in games by performing a certain feat has now become an excuse to rip money off of us.

  • lambtron #5 2 years ago

    Why did they bring back T-Hawk and Dee Jay - the two most rubbish SF characters ever.

  • bad09 #6 2 years ago

    @ Paulie_P

    Why should it of been DLC? It's a super edition of the original game. Tweeked, added to, balanced out etc.

    Sure, the speed of the super edition of 4 is mighty suss (and the whoring of costumes on the original is even more evil as they knew they'd release this), but a year for a sequel (which to SF fans these "tweeks" kinda are and always have been as they do affect the game) is no more than your average sequel/"tweek" FIFA, PES, COD, NFS, GH, RB etc etc.

  • muscleblade #7 2 years ago

    @bad09

    True.

    It will be a budget priced release too since it just a new version of the same game. I will be getting it no doubt. Best fighting game this gen next to SSF2HDR wich is my favourite fighting game ever.

  • wizlon #8 2 years ago

    I still don't know whether to wait for this or get SFIV, maybe i should wait till Super comes out and then buy the bargain bin priced IV. Or maybe I'll just wait for the Turbo version instead.

  • bad09 #9 2 years ago

    @ muscleblade

    Yeah I am actually impressed DLC thief is charging less, perhaps a sign they are seeing the light?

    I think the problem is many people thinking this should be DLC don't understand (or know) the roots of the different versions - Arcades. We all played the improved version and wanted them at home so we got 'em.

    Ironically, and rather sadly if you ask me, SSF4 is not even hitting what's left of the arcade market. I miss arcades of old :(

  • spidermanalf #10 2 years ago

    I bought SF2 AND Super SF2 for the Snes for 65 quid EACH! And they are releasing this as a budget title.

    I do not think that is bad! And they have said that owners of SF4 will also get something special.

    I cannot see a problem. But then again I am not whiney gobshite kid who expects the world to revolve around me!

  • icematt12 #11 2 years ago

    A budget title as in a Platinum price range? Makes sense.

  • schnide #12 2 years ago

    I've no idea which to go for. Without a demo, I suspect neither.

  • VicViper #13 2 years ago

    @Paulie_P

    I would have to agree with Bad09 and muscleblade, given the volume of the content that they seem to be doing for a buget price I have no issue buying it as a stand alone. So far I know we're getting

    8 new characters (Some looking I've done makes me think I'll be replaceing my main cammy with Juri)
    The return of the bonus stages
    Pretty much new multiplayer in terms of modes etc
    And a revamped engine and tweaks to everything currently there, including air ultra and two stage/level ultras

    If Capcom has a change of heart and puts the price up I might be more annoyed but at the moment its looking pretty sweet.
    Edited by 1 at 17/11/09 @ 13:33

  • kinky_mong #14 2 years ago

    Think I'll pass thanks. I spent over £70 on the SF4 and a pad that would make it playable, the pad broke after a month and a half and the game lost it's novelty for me not long after.

  • DirtyDubs #15 2 years ago

    I think that this should be both a retail and DLC release. Retail for new customers and DLC for existing SF4 owners. To say the amount of content means it should be a full game doesn't wash. Just look at Shivering Isles or the GTA4 DLC.

    Hopefully the budget price is really a budget price.

  • linea #16 2 years ago

    I'm wondering what this 'something special' is.

    £5 off your purchase of 'Super Steet Fighter IV Zero Ultra Edition' (coming Fall 2010!) perhaps?

  • butler` #17 2 years ago

    i wouldn't pay more than £10-15 for this

    any price point implied yet?

  • DarthCheesiest #18 2 years ago

    Yes, you can pre-order it from Amazon for £25, RRP £30.

  • deanimate #19 2 years ago

    PC version please capcom :D

  • Br0ken_Engli5h #20 2 years ago

    The more I think about it the more I like this price point. The people thinking it should cost the same as 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps obviously don't realise the vast amount of hours that 8 new characters and new online modes would potentially bring. Throw in new mecahnics and balance tweaks and it's already looking like a much, much bigger progression than your annual FIFA updates.
    They're probably the same people that through utter laziness never venture beyond picking Ken on the select screen.

  • SwashbucklingStuff #21 2 years ago

    I'd love it if Guile's Ultra was just slightly easier to execute...... It's a definite must-buy for me, i've spent loads of hours playing SFIV and as far as i'm concerned the replayability and lifespan of the game justifies the price. That's why i'll be getting L4D2 as well.